Resident Doctors condemn shooting and brutality of member in Yenagoa by NSCDC operative

Resident Doctors condemn shooting and brutality of member in Yenagoa by NSCDC operative



The National Association of Resident  Doctors (NARD) on Thursday condemned the shooting and beating of its member attached to the Federal Medical Center (FMC), Yenagoa by an operative of the Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC)

An operative of Nigerian Security and Civil Defense (NSCDC) allegedly shot at a medical doctor’s car carrying his wife and two children for hitting a stray dog on April 28 in Yenagoa.




The dog escaped unhurt while the resident doctor who was assaulted by the NSCDC officer was hospitalised.

In a statement issued by Dr Asinobi Ugoeze, Spokesman of NARD, the Resident Doctors expressed dissatisfaction over the incident and the way it was being handled by the NSCDC Command in Bayelsa.

"The Association wishes to express her utter dismay  at the events of Friday 28th April when  NSCDC operatives opened fire on a doctor in Yenagoa on the assumption that the doctor had  killed a dog.

"In a brazen disregard for the rule of law, ethos of civility and  human life the doctor was later bundled  into the NSCDC office where he was further pummeled to just within the confines of consciousness.

"As law abiding citizens, we view this incident  as an affront on civil liberties and all our security personnel should stand for;  consequently ,all avenues to ensure adequate punitive measures for the erring officers and reparation for our member will be sought within the ambits of the law," Ugoeze stated.

Ugoeze also frowned at reports that the NSCDC had ordered an investigation into the incident when neither the victim , nor the association was involved.

He said that six days after the incident, the NSCDC was yet to visit the victim and wondered how the incident would be investigated without hearing from the victim.

The Commandant of the corps in the state, Desmond Agu, had said on Tuesday that the Commandant-General of the corps, Abdullahi Muhammadu, ordered the investigation into the incident and assured that the Corps will not condon indiscipline in its rank and file.